Editing Strangers in Paradise (section)

==Plot==
The story is centered on the stormy, lifelong relationship between two women, Francine Helena Peters and Katina Marie ("Katchoo") Choovanski, and their friend David Qin. Francine considers Katchoo her best, oldest friend. Katchoo makes no secret of her romantic attraction to Francine, creating tension each time Francine remains wary of fully committing to her. Meanwhile, Katchoo herself is deeply conflicted when David professes his love for her, as adamantly as she has declared her own love for Francine.

The love triangle later expands to a love rectangle with the introduction of Casey Bullock, who marries Francine's ex-boyfriend Freddie Femur (on the rebound from Francine) early in the series and later divorces him, then goes on to pursue both David and Katchoo.

Flashbacks and flash-forwards reveal more about the characters as the love story alternates with mystery, danger and intrigue, most of it stemming from Katchoo's past as an [[Minor (law)|underage]] [[call girl]] who was taken in by David's [[lesbian]] sister, Darcy Parker (David's connection to Darcy only comes to light after he enters Katchoo's life). Darcy puts her "Parker Girls" to work for the shadowy Big Six organization, an international crime syndicate with influence over the world of politics. The Parker Girls are highly trained women, weaponized on targeted assignments by Darcy and the Big Six to control, manipulate, spy upon, and ultimately kill men and women in positions of power and authority.